Jacob's Dream

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• JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Jacob's Ladder — refers to a ladder to heaven, described in the Book of Genesis, which the biblical patriarch Jacob envisions during his flight from his brother Esau.ourceThe description of Jacob s ladder appears in the Book of Genesis (28:11 19):Jacob left… …   Wikipedia

• Dream — For other uses, see Dream (disambiguation). The Knight s Dream , 1655, by Antonio de Pereda Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep …   Wikipedia

• Jacob's ladder — noun 1》 a herbaceous plant with blue or white flowers and slender pointed leaves formed in ladder like rows. [Polemonium caeruleum.] 2》 a rope ladder with wooden rungs. Origin C18: with biblical allusion to Jacob s dream of a ladder reaching to… …   English new terms dictionary

• Jacob's ladder — n. 1 a plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with corymbs of blue or white flowers, and leaves suggesting a ladder. 2 a rope ladder with wooden rungs. Etymology: f. Jacob s dream of a ladder reaching to heaven, as described in Gen. 28:12 …   Useful english dictionary

• Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone — refers to an episode in the Book of Genesis 28:10 18 [http://bible.ort.org/books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage BOOK=1 CHAPTER=28] when the Hebrew patriarch Jacob was running from home after getting the blessing of the first born from his father… …   Wikipedia

• Dream Theater — at High Voltage 2011 Dream Theater with new drummer Mike Mangini performing at the 2011 High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London. Background information …   Wikipedia

• Jacob Jensen — born 1926 in Copenhagen, Denmark Is a well established name in the field of industrial design. Jacob Jensen is the son of an upholsterer, Alfred Jensen, and his wife Olga Jensen. He grew up in the rough environment of the Vesterbro area, left… …   Wikipedia

• Jacob's staff — with four transom For the plant known as the ocotillo, sometimes called the Jacob s staff, see ocotillo. The Jacob s staff, also called a cross staff, a ballastella, a fore staff, or a balestilha is used to refer to several things. This can lead… …   Wikipedia

• Dream On (Christian Falk song) — Dream On Single by Christian Falk featuring Robyn and Ola Salo from the album People Say and Robyn …   Wikipedia